Cameroon Criminal Procedure Code 2005 - On TRACK against ...

penalties provided for in section 310 of the Penal Code; provided that the secrecy of preliminaryinquiries shall neither apply to the Legal Department nor to the defence.(3) Notwithstanding the provision 01 sub-section (1), the Examining Magistrate may, if heconsiders it necessary for the discovery of the truth, hold some of the proceedings in public orcause the State Counsel to publish some of the facts which have been brought to his knowledge.(4) Any press release made by an Examining Magistrate, by virtue of sub-section 3 above shall,under pain of the penalties provided for under section 169 of the Penal Code, be published bymedia without comments, be they written, spoken or televised.Section 155:(1) Publication by any whatsoever of news, photographs, opinions concerning any pendingpreliminary inquiry shall, subject to the penalties provided for in section 169 of the Penal Code,be forbidden until the proceedings are closed by a no-case order or until the accused appearsbefore the trial court upon a committal order by the Examining Magistrate.(2) The same shall apply to any public expression of an opinion on the guilt of the accused.Section 156:(1) any publication adversely affecting the honour or private life of a person by any of the meansprovided under section 152 of the Penal Code, shall be punishable under section 169 of same.(2) Any person convicted under this section shall be subject to the forfeitures provided under the30 of the Penal Code.CHAPTER IICOMPLAINT WITH A CIVIL CLAIMSection 157:(1) Any person who alleges that he has suffered injury resulting from a felony, or misdemeanourmay when lodging a, complaint with the competent Examining Magistrate, file a claim fordamages.(2) The complaint in which a victim claims damages shall set the criminal action in motion.